Subject: ALCTS E-Forum: Book Treatment and Conservation Labs
From: ALCTS-CE Announce <alcts.ce.announce_at_gmail.com>
Date: 12/5/2012 12:04 PM
Book Treatment and Conservation Labs
December 11-12, 2012
Hosted by Jennifer Hain Teper and Eric Alstrom
Please join us for an e-forum discussion. It’s free and open to everyone!
Registration information is at the end of the message.
Each day, sessions begin and end at:
Pacific: 7am – 3pm
Mountain: 8am – 4pm
Central: 9am – 5pm
Eastern: 10am – 6pm
Description:
Planning for and managing in-house conservation treatment and book
repair involves many considerations.
Setting up a program involves huge tasks including designing and
constructing laboratory or treatment space, training and hiring skilled
staff, and purchasing supplies. Ongoing management of programs must
constantly balance the needs of the library with available options and cost.
The discussion will involve the current management of library
conservation or book repair programs and their role and practices in
modern libraries. We invite participation from those with active
programs or those considering programs to participate with questions,
ideas, and experiences.
Topics include:
planning for conservation
selection for treatment
treatment options, both in-house and outsourced
considerations in the design of an in-house conservation lab
staff training
Jennifer Hain Teper is Head of Preservation and Conservation, University
Libraries, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and graduated
from the University of Texas at Austin with an MSLIS and CAS in the
conservation of library and archive materials in 2000. She oversaw the
construction of the University of Illinois’ hybrid conservation lab,
which opened in 2006. Since that time she has fielded numerous calls and
visits from others looking to design or renovate a conservation lab.
Eric Alstrom is Head of Conservation at the Wallace Conservation
Laboratory at the Michigan State University Libraries. He received his
MILS from the University of Michigan, where he also apprenticed in
conservation under James Craven at the Bentley Historical Library.
Previously he has been the conservator at Ohio University and Dartmouth
College. At all three institutions, he has designed new or renovated
existing conservation labs; he is currently settling into his new
conservation lab, the second he has designed for MSU.
*What is an e-forum?*
An ALCTS e-forum provides an opportunity for librarians to discuss
matters of interest, led by a moderator, through the e-forum discussion
list. The e-forum discussion list works like an email listserv: register
your email address with the list, and then you will receive messages and
communicate with other participants through an email discussion. Most
e-forums last two to three days. Registration is necessary to
participate, but it's free. See a list of upcoming e-forums at:
http://bit.ly/upcomingeforum.
*To register:*
Instructions for registration are available at:
http://bit.ly/eforuminfo. Once you have registered for one e-forum, you
do not need to register again, unless you choose to leave the email
list. Participation is free and open to anyone.
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